Shock and fears for future, including homelessness, after landlords rushed to issue section 21 notices before 1 MayIt was 2pm on 30 April when Carl Kansinde Middleton received a “no fault” eviction from his landlord...
Read MoreAdvice charity also helping thousands of tenants before Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on FridaySolicitors say they have been inundated with requests to serve last-minute section 21 no-fault eviction notices before...
Read MoreHousing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10Senior ministers have poured scorn on the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the...
Read MoreDowning Street says focus to remains on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy pricesDowning Street has dismissed a freeze on private sector rents even as Rachel Reeves left the door open to the idea, after the...
Read MoreExclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgetsRachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the...
Read MoreAlmost 1m UK households are hooked up to heat networks. None had protection from poor service or price hikes … until last month‘If I could move, I would – to a place without a heat network. But I can’t...
Read MoreCampaigners say government is letting ‘landlords drag their feet’ and ‘denying renters the most basic standards’Labour’s promise to make private rented homes in England fit for habitation will not...
Read MoreCampaigners pushing for 2030 deadline said deferral was ‘denying renters the most basic standards in our homes’UK politics live – latest updatesThe government’s promise to make private rented homes fit...
Read MoreIt was life-affirming to meet the residents of Rainbow Way in Minehead. But so much still stands in the way of Labour’s vision for social housing I met Carole Guscott, a retired former carer, on a clear winter’s...
Read MoreIt’s all there: more apprenticeships, more rights for workers and renters – and most of all, a focus on children. What a shame Labour wavers about saying soWarning. This column contains good news, when it is an...
Read MoreThe number of rental properties without a lounge is surging, and people are having to eat and socialise in kitchens, bedrooms and stairwells. How can you relax and build community without a communal area?‘Without a living...
Read MoreIt is often assumed that people of retirement age will no longer have housing costs to cover. But for a significant and growing group, this is far from the caseNow that she is retired, Deborah Herring’s days are hers to...
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